Q: Is 427,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 427,960 is a composite number.

Why is 427,960 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 427,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 130 260 520 823 1,646 3,292 4,115 6,584 8,230 10,699 16,460 21,398 32,920 42,796 53,495 85,592 106,990 213,980 and 427,960, with no remainder.

Since 427,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,960, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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